Heel and toe plate



Aug. 20, 1929. l. JAFFE 1,725,456

HEEL AND TOE PLATE Filed May 26, 1928 A TTORNE Y.

Patented Aug. 20, 1929.

UNITED STATES ISADORE JAFFE, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

HEEL AND TOE PLATE.

Application fil'ed May 26,

The objects of the invention are to provide an improved form of construction for a heel or toe plate, in which the prongs or fasteners are so spaced apart and distributed over the plate as to secure the maximum number of points of attachment, so posiioncd that it will not be possible for dirt 'or any prying substance to enter between the contacting surfaces of the heel or toe, and the plate.

Also the attaching prongs are all constructed within the outline of the plate, thus leaving no roughness or unevenness of outline therein.

Also an important feature of the invention is found in constructing the plate with rearwardly inclined sides within the edges of which spaced prongs are inte rally secured, and a bowed front, terminating at its ends in the aforesaid sides and a transverse rear edge.

In this manner the front sides of the forward side prongs are substantially included in the arc of the bowed or backwardly curved front edge, and these front prongs and the front corners of the plate willbe withdrawn from the curved edge of the heel or toe in such a manner that the prongs will enter the solid part of the heel or toe, and will not break out the edge when driven into place therein.

To accomplish this result, the radius of curvature of the plate is less than the radius of curvature of the heel or toe, thus bringing the point of attachment at the angles, at the juncture of the front and side ec ges, within the curvature of the edge of the heel or toe so that the prongs will enter a. solid substance but the plate will have no projecting corners.

In this form of plate there are five prongs employed, a pair of prongs upon each inclined side, and a central prong stamped from the body of the plate, the front side prongs and the central prong being substantially in alinementwith each other and arranged in a common transverse vertical plane, thus uniformly distributing the points of attachment over the body of plate and particularly tying down the bowed front edge, but no prongs are attached upon the transverse front or rear edges and all the prongs are wholly within the outline of the plate and all of them will have their narrowedges presented towards the front 1928. Serial N0. 280,676.

of the plate, thus increasing their resistance to bending.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a shoe, to the heel and toe of which the plates are attached, Fig. 2 is a plan thereof, Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan of the toe, Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan of the bottom of the plate, Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the plate, Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section thereof, Fig. 7 is a front elevation thereof, Fig. 8 is an enlarged plan of the heel, Fig. 9 is a plan of the sheet metal blank before bending.

In these views A is the heel, B is the toe, C is the plate formed from a sheet metal stamping, D is the bowed or backwardly curved front edge, E, E, are the side edges inclined rearwardly, and F is the rear edge which may be perfectly straight as in Figs. 4, and 9 or inwardly curved as in Figs. 3 and 8.

The prongs G, G, are arranged in pairs extending at right angles from the inclined sides as shown in Fig. 9, where the blank is shown, as it is struck from the dies and having narrow edges towards the front.

The bowed front edge D is continued to form the front edges of the forward prongs which are included in the same are thus leaving no projecting corners, so that these prongs are positioned in the angles of the intersection of the bowed front edge with the side edges, and are wholly Within their outlines when they are bent into position, and the rear prongs are similarly positioned when they are bent into place at the angles of the intersection of the rear edge with the side edges, and coincide with their outline, in this manner, spacing the prongs uniformly over the edges of the plate and leaving the frontand rear edges entirely free from prongs. Also the prongs present their edges to the front thus adding to their resistance to a kicking blow.

The prominence of the bowed front is a matter of extreme importance since in this way projecting corners are eliminated, and the front prongs are situated at the corners but still are spaced from the edges T of the heel and toe, of the shoe, as shown distinctly in Figs. 3 and 8 and this enables them to Cal enter the solid substance of the heel or toe without liability of breaking out the edges of these members which would be liable to happen if the prongs were positioned too near the edges of these members.

A central prong H is shown which is struck out from the metal at a nearly equal distance from the other prongs and substantially in the same transverse vertical plane thus tying down the prominent front so it can not be forced up and also'distributing the points of fastening unifo'mly over the area of the plate without approaching closely to the front or rear edges,

These plates can be brought to the eXtrer e vedge of the toe or heel where the extreme edge is worn down without danger of having the prongs break out the edge of the heel or toe and the bowed edges of the plates are held down on the parts to which they are attached.

Having described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A toe or heel plate for a shoe comprising, a flat sheet metal body, provided with a bowed front edge having backwardly curved sides, said bowed front edge having a curvature with a relatively small radius and being adapted to be used with a shoe toe having a curvature of larger radius, said body being also provided with rea'wardly inclined marginal side edges, and with a transverse rear marginal edge connecting said side edges, said body being provided with a pair of flat spaced attaching prongs iaving narrow edges towards the front, of said plate projecting therefrom upon each side marginal edge thereof, said body being also provided with a central attaching prong, the front marginal prongs being included in the arc of said bowed front.

2. A toe or heel plate for a shoe comprising, a flat sheet metal body, provided with abowed front edge having backwardly curved sides, said bowed front edge having a curva' ture with a relatively small radius and being adapted to be used with a shoe toe having a curvature of larger radius, said body being also provided. with rearwardly inclined marginal side edges, and with a transverse rear marginal edge connecting said side edges, said body being provided with a pair of flat spaced attaching prongs projecting therefrom upon each side marginal edge thereof and having their narrow edges presented towards the front of the plate, said body being also provided with a central attaching prong, the forward side prongs being positioned at the intersecting points of the recurved front marginal edge with the inclined marginal side edges, and the rearward side prongs being positioned at the intersecting points of said inclined marginal side edges and said rear transverse marginal edge and within said marginal edges, said central prong and front side prongs being substantially in a common vertical transverse plane.

3. A toe or heel plate comprising, a body having a bowed marginal front edge having a curvature with a relatively small radius and being adapted to be used with a shoe toe having a curvature of larger radius, and having inclined marginal side edges and a transverse rear edge and spaced attaching prongs for said body projecting from the side edges thereof, said prongs being positioned completely within the marginal ed es of said plate and at the angles of intersection of said marginal edges, and a central prong substantially in the same transverse vertical plane as the front side prongs.

4. A toe or heel plate comprising, a body having a bowed marginal front edge, and having inclined marginal side edges and a transverse rear edge having spaced front and rear attaching prongs projecting from the side edges thereof, said front prongs being positioned completely within the marginal edges of the front and sides of said plate and at the angles of intersection of said marginal edges, and an attaching prong centrally project-ing from said body intermediate of said front side prongs, and substantially in the same vertical transverse plane.

5. In a toe or heel plate, a flat sheet metal body having a bowed front edge, inclined sides and a transverse rear edge, and a pair of spaced front and rear flat prongs extending from each of said inclined sides, and a central prong, said front and central prongs being in a'common vertical transverse plane, and said side prongs presenting their narrow front edges toward the front of said plate.

' In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

Cleveland, Ohio, May 5th, 1928.

' isiinonn JAFFE. 

